23 Dec 2016

Schedule and Kickoff Times Set for 2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

Sixteen teams to compete for the regional championship and two available spots in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas 2017

The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) revealed today the full schedule for the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship Bahamas 2017, to be played February 20-26.

The Bahamas, also set to host the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, will welcome the region’s top Beach Soccer national teams to the Caribbean for the tournament that will crown the CONCACAF champion. Additionally, Barbados will replace Guatemala, which is currently prohibited by FIFA from taking part in international competition, in the tournament.

The 2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship will include a field of sixteen teams. During the first four days of the championship, teams will compete in round-robin play in four groups of four teams each, as selected at the official draw for the competition, held in Miami in October.

CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship 2017 Groups

Group A

Bahamas

Jamaica

Belize

Guyana

Group B

Mexico

Barbados

Canada

Guadeloupe

Group C

United States

Trinidad & Tobago

Antigua and Barbuda

US Virgin Islands

Group D

El Salvador

Costa Rica

Panama

Turks & Caicos Islands

The winner and runner-up from each group will advance to the quarterfinals, while the third- and fourth-placed teams from each group will also participate in positioning matches over the final three match dates.

The champion and the runner-up of the competition will join host Bahamas as the three CONCACAF representatives at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas 2017, which kicks off in April.

The official schedule for the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship 2017 can be found below: